Canned tomatoes are a pantry staple, but there are so many options out there. To find the best choice for three popular culinary applications, I decided to conduct a canned tomato taste test.

Then it calls for tossing in broth, chopped carrots, seasonings, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste. This cooks under high pressure for 15 minutes. Once the pressure is released, you blend the soup.

A combination of deeply browned tomato paste and canned whole tomatoes, blended until smooth and simmered in a skillet, yields a sauce with concentrated flavor. Don’t use canned tomato puree or ...